Overview
- The nine-episode series, which launched Thursday on Netflix, is now streaming in full worldwide.
- The story follows Harry Hole as he tracks a serial killer who leaves a “Devil’s Star” calling card while he battles police corruption and his own past.
- Jo Nesbø wrote the adaptation of his novel The Devil’s Star and leads the series with directors Øystein Karlsen and Anna Zackrisson, backed by a moody score from Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.
- Early reviews note strong performances from Tobias Santelmann and Joel Kinnaman and praise the bleak, high-end Nordic-noir look.
- Critics also flag convoluted plotting and bursts of graphic violence, and Netflix has not confirmed any plan for a second season.